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Sep 29, 2006 15:51 |  #1

Is there a teleconverter that works with Sigma's 70-300mm APO DG macro lens?


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Sep 29, 2006 16:15 |  #2

Yes.
My Kenko Pro 300DG 1.4 x TC works but you lose auto focus quickly.
It'll become a f5.6-8 lens and won't autofocus consistantly on less than a 1d series body.
If it's a bright day and you tape the end contacts it works ok though :)


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Sep 30, 2006 13:59 |  #3

Image degradation may be very substantial as that lens gets soft at 300mm.
I wouldn't recommend it, it may actually be better to crop in photoshop rather than use a TC on that lens.


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Sep 30, 2006 14:44 |  #4

interesting. I don't mind MF one bit. And strapping a 1.4X TC would really push that 300mm to 420mm. And for a 1.6 cropped cam, it's about 670mm!!! Whoa!


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Sep 30, 2006 18:55 |  #5

yea, wait till you try a bigma, with a crop, it's more like a 80-800mm zoom.


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